RIJEKA. Rijeka bounces back against Varaždin with a goal on the F. Brodić 73′ and a penalty kick on the I. Postonjski 69′. Rijeka was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 5,925 spectators. The referee was Ante Čulina with the help of Luka Pušić and Anto Marić. The 4th official was Goran Pečarić. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.89 degrees Celsius or 80.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rijeka had a superior ball possession 59% while Varaždin was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rijeka was more aggressive with 100 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Rijeka to win the match.
Rijeka shot 22 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Varaždin shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Rijeka received 3 yellow cards (Niko Janković, Matej Mitrović and Veldin Hodža). On the other side, Varaždin received 1 yellow card (Oliver Zelenika).
Also, Varaždin didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jorgo Pëllumbi (Varaždin) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (83′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rijeka will have 10 points like Dinamo Zagreb to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Varaždin will have 7 points like Istra 1961 to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will host Gorica on the 20th of April with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Varaždin will host Gorica on the 30th of March with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (5 draws).
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sergej Jakirović decided to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović , Ivan Smolčić , Niko Galešić , Matej Mitrović , Bruno Goda , Lindon Selahi , Veldin Hodža , Marco Pašalić , Toni Fruk , Niko Janković and Franjo Ivanović .
The home team had on the bench: Adrian Liber, Jorge Obregón , Ivan Lepinjica, Martin Zlomislić, Marko Pjaca , Emmanuel Banda , Alen Grgić , Silvio Ilinković , Bruno Bogojević, Marijan Čabraja, Emir Dilaver and Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga.
Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: Franjo Ivanović for Marko Pjaca (59′), Lindon Selahi for Silvio Ilinković (59′), Marco Pašalić for Jorge Obregón (72′), Veldin Hodža for Emmanuel Banda (78′) and Toni Fruk for Alen Grgić (78′).
Best player: Niko Janković
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was Niko Janković.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Varaždin – Formation
Also Varaždin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mario Kovačević played with: Oliver Zelenika , Marko Vukčević , Luka Jelenić , Jorgo Pëllumbi , Karlo Bručić , Igor Postonjski , Agon Elezi , Dimitar Mitrovski , Leon Belcar , Michele Šego and Fran Brodić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ivan Nekić , Domagoj Drožđek, Josip Silic, Leonard Vuk, Karlo Lusavec, Lovro Banovec, Noa Vugrinec, David Mistrafovic , Antonio Boršić, Luka Škaričić , Niko Domjanić and Ante Vukušić .
Substitutions
Varaždin made 5 changes: Leon Belcar for Ante Vukušić (46′), Luka Jelenić for Ivan Nekić (58′), Igor Postonjski for David Mistrafovic (80′), Dimitar Mitrovski for Luka Škaričić (80′) and Fran Brodić for Lovro Banovec (86′).
Best player: Igor Postonjski
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Varaždin was Igor Postonjski.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.